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WPB Week #44/17, 30 Oct. - 3 Nov 2017

it.assistant@ipcnet.org 06 Nov 2017 8

Pepper prices in almost all producing countries decreased further during the week under review, with exception in Sri Lanka, where local price at main growing areas in Sri Lanka remained stable at the level of LKR 648 per Kg.

IMPORT OF PEPPER BY THE UNITED STATES:
The United States of America imported 75,400 Mt of pepper in 2016, consisting of 48,000 Mt black; 5,900 Mt white and 21,500 Mt of ground pepper, recording a decrease of 3% from 80,400 Mt ( 53,300 Mt of black; 5,500 Mt of white and 21,600 Mt of ground pepper) in 2015. Up to August 2017 of the year United States has imported 50,000 Mt as against 52,300 Mt of pepper in the same period last year, showing a decrease of 5%. Vietnam remained the main source of pepper for the United States, supplying 55% followed by Indonesia 16%, India 11% and Brazil 10%. In the remaining months (September-December 2017) import from Brazil is estimated to increase, since material from this year harvest has arrived in the market.

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